Exam 2 pt 2 Flashcards
Deadliest of all head injuries
Epidural hematoma
Epidural hematoma
Arterial bleeding that fills cranial cavity very quickly, compressing brain tissue (High pressure bleed)
Epidural hematoma often results in
brain injury and may lead to death (medical emergency)
Subdural hematoma occurs
following rupture of vessel–usually vein–between brain and dura (low pressure bleed)
3 types of subdural hematoma
Acute, subacute, and chronic
Most dangerous type of subdural hematoma
Acute
Time it takes for S&S of acute subdural hematoma to occur
Usually immediately
Time it takes for S&S of subacute subdural hematoma to occur
Days to weeks
Time it takes for S&S of chronic subdural hematoma to occur
Can take weeks
Subarachnoid/intraparenchymal hemorrhage is a result of
blood pooling inside brain
If subarachnoid/intraparenchymal hemorrhage is caused by trauma, it is usually accompanied by
DAI
Nontraumatic causes of subarachnoid/intraparenchymal hemorrhage
AVM
Chronic HTN
Brain tumors
Blood thinners
Subfalcal herniation
Herniation of the cingulate gyrus under the falx cerebri toward the opposite hemisphere
Uncal herniation
Herniation of part of the medial temporal lobe through the tentorial notch and is pressing the midbrain against the tentorium
Herniation causing decorticate posturing
Uncal herniation
Herniation causing decerebrate posturing
Tonsilar herniation
Decorticate posturing is due to
a lesion at the level of the midbrain separating the forebrain from the brainstem
Tonsilar herniation
One tonsil of the cerebellum herniates through the foramen magnum, compressing the medulla against the margin of the foramen
Decerebrate posturing is due to
lesion at the level of the lower brain stem separating the brain from the spinal cord
Normal ICP
5-10 mmHg
Etiology of stroke
Ischemic 80%
Hemorrhage 20%
Etiology of TBI
MVA
Signs and symptoms of stroke
Hemiplegia, unilateral, focal, neurologic
Signs and symptoms of TBI
Bilateral, focal, diffuse
Age in those with stroke
Old
Age in those with TBI
Young
Cost of severe stroke
$250,000
Cost of severe TBI
$4 mil
Recovery period for stroke
3-6 months
Recovery period for TBI
Years
Recovery pattern for stroke
Hypo- to hypertonicity
Recovery pattern for TBI
Rancho LOCF